Strahan – WCWR Part 2
December 24, 2019 Having travelled the “inner half” of the West Coast Wilderness Railway while in Queenstown we had already pre-booked this half for Christmas Eve. This time the journey…
Strahan – Macquarie Heads
Above: Entrance Island, the gateway to Macquarie harbour. December 23, 2019 Macquarie harbour, about 6 times the size of Sydney Harbour, is Tasmania’s largest coastal estuary and the entrance is…
West Coast Wilderness Railway Part 1
December 19, 2019 The major tourist attraction in Queenstown is undoubtedly the WCWR; constructed (or re-constructed) between 1998 and 2002 this was a work in progress when we left Tasmania.…
Queenstown 2 – Iron Blow and Horsetail Falls
December 18, 2019 At the summit of the highway, before descending the 99 bends into Queenstown, are these two lookouts. The Iron Blow Lookout is a short drive off the…